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CDC warns blood-sucking ‘kissing bug’ sighted in Colorado

FORT COLLINS – A blood-sucking bug that can spread disease and is nicknamed for biting people around their mouths has been sighted in Colorado. The Coloradoan reports the Cente...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen arrested in killing of mail carrier in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities in Albuquerque have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of an on-duty Postal Service mail carrier. Police said the te...

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis to ask voters to pass nicotine tax to combat youth use

DENVER – Targeting teen nicotine vaping, Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday announced a late-session bill to ask Colorado voters to significantly raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco produ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Colorado lawmakers scale back family leave ambitions

DENVER – Democratic sponsors of a Colorado paid family leave bill say they’re changing the legislation amid fierce opposition from many business groups. The Denver Post reporte...

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Another Grand Canyon visitor dies in fall from edge

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Another visitor to Grand Canyon National Park has died after falling over the edge of the South Rim, authorities said Tuesday. A 70-year-old wo...

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico forest plans thinning to reduce fire threat

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ The U.S. Forest Service is planning another round of thinning in the mountains east of Albuquerque with the aim of reducing the potential for extreme wildfires. Th...

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Phoenix student overheard threatening a mosque brought potassium nitrate to school, police say

A 15-year-old student in Phoenix was taken into custody Tuesday after a classmate saw him carrying “several pounds” of potassium nitrate, said Phoenix Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson. ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court to decide fate of ban on high-capacity magazines

The fight over one of the most controversial gun bills ever to come out of the state Capitol rages on. Colorado’s ban on gun magazines that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunit...